vitelline artery
The paired arteries that carry blood to the yolk sac from the dorsal aorta [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitelline_arteries ]
Term info
vitelline artery
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Development notes:; the vitelline arteries give rise to the celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery, and inferior mesenteric artery in the adult[MP:0010664]
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uberon
UBERON:0006002
Term relations
- vitelline blood vessel
- trunk blood vessel
- systemic artery
- part of some dorsal aorta
- supplies some yolk sac
- branching_part_of some dorsal aorta